Councillor Lotis Bautista

Planning Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was about whether to grant planning permission and listed building consent for four proposed developments across the borough.

Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 14th January, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was about the performance of services for children in care in Camden. The committee was provided with an annual report on the performance of the Corporate Parenting Service and its key priorities for the year ahead. There was also a report on the experiences of the 'Virtual School' for children in care, and a progress update on the recommendations made by young people in 2023 about their experiences of social care meetings. A report on Camden’s interconnected programmes of work for supporting families with children of all ages was also provided. Finally, the committee was also asked to note their work programme for the year.

Extraordinary meeting, Council - Monday, 20th January, 2025 6.00 pm

This meeting was called following a request by five councillors to discuss the Housing Ombudsman Service's recent report on Camden Council. The Ombudsman's report is highly critical of Camden's Housing Repairs service. It makes a series of recommendations on how the service can be improved.

Council - Monday, 20th January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was the first of 2025 for the full Council of Camden Council. It was scheduled to include a petition presented by the Camden Palestine Solidarity Campaign, a themed debate about how Camden Council works with partners and institutions, an update on the Council’s response to the Government’s consultation on the 10 Year Health Plan for England, a report on the proposed Council Tax Support scheme, the proposed Contract Standing Orders, the Council Tax and Business rates bases, and the responses to written questions submitted by Councillors for the previous Council meeting.

Holborn District Management Committee - Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 6.30 pm

The Holborn District Management Committee meeting on 8 January 2025 considered the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget for 2025/26. The Committee voted to reject the proposed rent increase of 2.7%, and rejected proposals to increase service charges for Caretaking, CCTV, and Grounds Maintenance. The Committee voted to support the proposed increases in charges for Communal Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance and the Responsive Housing Patrol. They also voted to support the proposed freeze in the Communal Lighting service charge, and the proposed reduction in Heating Pool charges.